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by fdavison 2542 days ago
None of what I've read today on his passing have mentioned this interesting story of the rescue of his employees from Iran during the revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles

A mini-series was produced about it starring Burt Lancaster

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I enjoyed the book, never saw the tv program, although I also just found this counter-narrative: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-07-09-920302...
Back when the Chicago Tribune thought it was Buzzfeed, I dont think they liked him.

"26 REASONS WHY ROSS PEROT DOESN`T DESERVE YOUR VOTE"

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-10-08-920401...

The Chicago Tribune is not a good newspaper.
The Trib is a fantastic newspaper what are you talking about.
Yes, quite remarkable. Ross Perot was described as having organised "the largest jailbreak in history" for this (though I can't find the reference now), as several thousand prisoners escaped in the ensuing chaos.
Slightly different kind of jailbreak, but quite a bit larger than this one over the course of 28 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Feld_Carr